It may sound strange. However, I still claim that both Libya and Finance crisis are the perfect illustration of the completely intricate fate of all European countries, may they argue on their so vital peculiarities. Of course, every nation owns some unique features. Nevertheless, our economies are so interdependent that Europe looks much more a… » read more
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Marc Bloch, ‘ The Strange Defeat’, a possible explanation for the failure of European Defence (2)
February 27, 2011
I do not know how far Marc Bloch is known in the English speaking world. In fact, in France or Germany as well. Bloch died in 1944, on a roadside, killed because of his involvement in the French Resistance. However this is not what made him so important among the historians. After a heroic participation… » read more
Marc Bloch, ‘ The Strange Defeat’, a possible explanation for the failure of European Defence
February 26, 2011
After a long, very long silence, due to some professional overload, I am coming back to this blog. In the very next days, I will focus on this quote of Marc Bloch: “What drove our armies to disaster was the cumulative effect of a great number of different mistakes. One glaring characteristic is, however, common… » read more
German Former Chancelor Helmut Schmidt concern on future Bundeswehr
December 31, 2010
Today I’m back on this weblog to share with you the H. Schmidt’s concerns on future Bundeswehr. Die Zeit published on its website a video in which H. Schmidt expresses his concerns. According to him, professional defence forces recruit mainly among the lower classes of the society, thus not reflecting the society. To explore further… » read more
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Armed Forces, Bundeswehr, Die Zeit, English, H. Schmidt, Security , Germany |
Sun Tzu and European Defence: discipline within coalitions
November 17, 2010
This post is mainly intended for people issued from the non-military community, in order to provide them with some explanations on the discipline in coalitions. Sun Tzu said: Therefore, in your deliberations, when seeking to determine the military conditions, let them be made the basis of a comparison, in this wise: (…) On which side… » read more
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Armed Forces, Discipline, English, multinational operations, Sun Tzu |
Sun Tzu and European Defence : Yin-Yang, Earth and Heaven.
November 15, 2010
In order to go on with this very rich quote of Sun Tzu this week posts will all be dedicated to the sentences, one after the other. All those posts will be exclusively dedicated to the analysis of coalition building. The study of the enemy will not be subject of study, at least for the… » read more
Dr Fox’ Statement Regarding French Nuclear Deterrence is not to be interpreted as a subordination of French deterrence to NATO.
November 14, 2010
In my previous post dedicated to the debate at the House of Commons I did not make mention of Dr Fox statement on French nuclear assets. Saying that “We must also remember that France itself co-operates very closely on nuclear issues with the United States. The United States, France and the United Kingdom form the… » read more
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Defence Policy, English, European Defence, france, Nuclear deterrence, United Kingdom |
The richness of the debates at the House of Commons when speaking of France-UK relations.
November 13, 2010
As usual the House of Commons offered on 2nd November a very rich and dense debate on the ins and outs of the treaties signed between France and the United Kingdom at the occasion of the summit. I warmly recommend you to pay a visit to the video of the debate, that you will reach… » read more
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Defence Policy, Dr Fox, English, European Defence, france, House of Commons, Nuclear deterrence, UK-France Summit, United Kingdom |
Sun Tzu and European Defence- the Challenge of Officers’ Education
November 12, 2010
After a post on the point one of Sun Tzu’s quote your can read here below, I will try to analyze the idea of general’s ability. Sun Tzu said: Therefore, in your deliberations, when seeking to determine the military conditions, let them be made the basis of a comparison, in this wise: 1. Which of… » read more
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Academia general de oficiales, Armed Forces, English, france, offizierschule, Saint-Cyr, Sandhurst, Security, spain, Sun Tzu, United Kingdom , Germany |
UK- France Summit and Strategic Defence and Security Review: a Choice Driven by Economy.
November 10, 2010
The Spanish digital review Atenea published on 3rd November an article written by Alfredo Crespo Alcázar and titled “La economía: factor determinante en la politica de defensa de David Cameron“. According to this website, Mr Crespo Alcázar’s book “David Cameron: tras la senda de Churchill y Thatcher” should be available from next December on (this… » read more
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ABCA, Armed Forces, Crespo Alcazar, Defence Policy, English, france, Revista Atenea, Security, TTCP, UK-France Summit, United Kingdom |
NATO and EU: a curate’s egg marriage, unable to agree on anything, but unable to divorce.
November 8, 2010
The European Union Institute for Security Studies has just released a report titled “What do Europeans want from NATO?”. As usual for productions published under the umbrella of this institute, it is worth reading this new document, and even if I do not totally agree with some of the points, the different articles are really… » read more
The last battle for Kosovo
September 5, 2010
We read in Euractiv some days ago that EU called on Serbia to abandon its last battle. After the setback that meant the opinion of International Court of Justice on the Declaration of Independence of Kosovo, saying that such unilateral acts did not violate international law, Serbia has launched an offensive […]